It is time once again to step forward and introduce ourselves and welcome new members into the F&G world. I know it might feel intimidating to jump in but it is well worth it.

Here is a short application

Username

SI Nickname or IRL nickname

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.

What is your best memory to date?

Favorite Class ever?

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?

What would you do for a Klondike bar?

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?

AKA Moo

Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; they’ll scratch you up time and time again but in the end you’re polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Posts: 54137 | Registered: Jun 2007 | From: Big Blue Nation

MovingUpward♂ 14866Member # 14866

Posted: 7:38 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username
MovingUpward

SI Nickname or IRL nickname
Moo

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.
a little bit of stained glass or maybe how to dance a bit

What is your best memory to date?
Birth of my twins

Favorite Class ever?
Japanese Culture

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
whitewater rafting

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
None of the above

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
I'd sign up to fundraise for SI, oh wait I did my part now where is my Klondike bar! Dang Pedi Posse

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
3 of course

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
Hawaii

AKA Moo

Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; they’ll scratch you up time and time again but in the end you’re polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Posts: 54137 | Registered: Jun 2007 | From: Big Blue Nation

Williesmom♀ 22870Member # 22870

Posted: 7:45 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username
Williesmom

SI Nickname or IRL nickname
Huffy

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.
Reading

What is your best memory to date?
My vacation in Israel

Favorite Class ever?
Civil War History (yes, I'm a nerd)

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
Whitewater rafting, of course!

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Neither.

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Uh, just about anything that's legal...

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
The world will never know.

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
Top of Mount Everest!

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?
Any identifying tattoos?

You can stuff your sorries in a sack, mister. -George Costanza
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. - Madeleine Albright

Posts: 8076 | Registered: Feb 2009 | From: Western PA

painpaingoaway♀ 27196Member # 27196

Posted: 8:02 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username
Painpaingoaway

SI Nickname or IRL nickname
PPGA

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.
Ummm...mushroom farming

What is your best memory to date?
Cuddling in bed in bed with my kids on a cold winter day around Christmas time many many years ago, and my youngest who was around four said, "mommy, I smell the smells of Christmas". He rarely spoke, so this was a biggie. I finally figured out that he was referring to a cinnamon candle that was burning in another room.

Favorite Class ever?
Sweet grass basket making

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
Floating down a river with a big group of friends

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Both!

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Nothing, I don't like them

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
Don't know, I don't like them

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
Jamaica

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?
What's your hobby?

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.
Scrapbooking. I used to sell it as well.

What is your best memory to date?
Too many to pick just one. Sitting and eating peaches picked from my granparent's tree with my grandfather. My aunt (who passed in January) and my mom showing me where all the Easter eggs were hidden when my cousin's and sister went for a walk. Any memory having to do with my kids.

Favorite Class ever?
History

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
Tanning on a beach.

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Neither

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Jrazz knows what I would do for a klondike bar

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
According to the owl in the commercial, three.

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
Scotland - just because I want to go back, or a tropical island.

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.
Photography

What is your best memory to date?
The one time we went on vacation and only spent $35 on the things we did (we found A LOT of free things to do in Chattanooga); it was a "cheap" vacation, but we had so much fun. It was right after D-Day and it's what our fam needed to get away from all of the stress.

Favorite Class ever?
Hard to say, I actually like school

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
Whitwater rafting

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Neither

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Not sure; I've never had one

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
Three; Mr Owl said so

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
If money wasn't an object, somewhere tropical

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?
No ideas Mr Moo

P.S. This cracked me up:
What would you do for a Klondike bar?

I'd sign up to fundraise for SI, oh wait I did my part now where is my Klondike bar! Dang Pedi Posse

We're coming for you, Moo

Me: FBW/30 Him: FWH/34 The kidlets: DS14, DS10, and DD8 The hounds: Four Shih Tzu's
Finally, completely R'd
Clothed in strength and dignity, with nothing to fear, she smiles when she thinks about the future.~Proverbs 31:25

Posts: 11618 | Registered: Dec 2009

Amazonia♀ 32810Member # 32810

Posted: 9:45 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

UsernameAmazonia

SI Nickname or IRL nicknameAma

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.Bake bread

What is your best memory to date?Probably the times my bffs and I crashed together (um, every weekend ) when I was living in asia.

Favorite Class ever?probably the theology class I took in undergrad that focused on the book of Exodus. The professor was absolutely brilliant, the kind of guy who didn't bother with biblical translations because it was easier for him to just read it in the original Hebrew (including when he would read snippets aloud in class, despite the fact that none of us spoke Hebrew ).

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?white water rafting

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?Avocado lover (but I don't know what a parrothead is...?)

What would you do for a Klondike bar?Not much, I don't eat them.

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?An all inclusive resort in the Caribbean

"You yourself deserve your love and affection as much as anybody in the universe." -Buddha
"Let's face it, life is a crap shoot." -Sad in AZ

Posts: 14097 | Registered: Jul 2011

itainteasy♀ 31094Member # 31094

Posted: 9:49 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username

itainteasy

SI Nickname or IRL nickname

No SI nickname--but my IRL nickname is "Nikki"

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.

Well this makes me sound boring, but I honestly can't think of anything!

What is your best memory to date?

First date with my honey

Favorite Class ever?

Tie. Art or English. Never math. NEVER MATH!

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?

Swimming AND Tanning.

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?

BOTH.

What would you do for a Klondike bar?

Eww, nothing.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?

You lick those?

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?

If money were no option, and everyone could go, I say Fiji.

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

(no, that's not a serious quesiton to include!
)

Posts: 3446 | Registered: Feb 2011 | From: NWPA

gonnabe2016♀ 34823Member # 34823

Posted: 10:36 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username:
Ummmm, look to your left?

SI Nickname or IRL nickname:
Gonna

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you:
Organize and plan.

What is your best memory to date?
Feeling the kicks of the baby while pregnant.

Favorite Class ever?
I can't choose just one.

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
Rafting.

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Don't love avocado's, but will eat guacamole. I have no idea what Parrothead is, so since I've not heard of it....I probably don't like it.

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
I would hide the caramel crunch ones very deeply in the freezer and threaten death to any child that dared to eat the last one! (good thing that I never buy them)

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
7. (as the mom of teenagers, there are certain responses that just become automatic and this is one of them.)

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
It would be somewhere that is most accessible and affordable for the greatest amount of people because it's not WHERE you are, but who you're there with.

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter Scott

In my effort to be *concise*, I often come off as blunt and harsh. Sorry, don't mean to be offensive.

Posts: 8477 | Registered: Feb 2012 | From: Midwest

JustAShadow♀ 38370Member # 38370

Posted: 11:09 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username
JustAShadow

SI Nickname or IRL nickname
JAS

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.
Plan a vacation.

What is your best memory to date?
Lyle Lovett concert at RedRocks...Pearl Jam in a 250 person venue waaaay back when...and pretty much any concert I've ever been to (except the stadium shows - too big for my tastes).

Favorite Class ever?
Any foreign language class.

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?
Whitewater rafting

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Avocado

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Take the Klondikes from all the SI'ers who don't want theirs...

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
Variable.

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?
My favorite dumpling restaurant. Dumplings for all!

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?
Favorite meal (or what would you want for your last meal)?

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.relaxing and being present in the moment

What is your best memory to date?I keep coming back to this one and changing my answer. In my life? The first time I held each of my kids is a given. From my time on SI? It's a three-way tie between the g2gs, being asked to be a Guide, and my "victory" photo op on the courthouse steps.

Favorite Class ever?
Composition for the College Bound, my senior year in high school. The teacher - Mrs. Campbell - recognized my love for writing, encouraged and inspired me, and built my confidence at a time I was sorely lacking it.

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?Rafting. Or sitting in the shade with an umbrella drink, watching the rafters.

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?
Definite avocado lover. Not a full-blown Parrothead, but I do appreciate Jimmy Buffett in moderation.

What would you do for a Klondike bar?Go to the store and buy it.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?The owl is wise, so I must accept his answer - three.

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?Oooh... as long as there's good food and drink, anywhere SIers gather could be a great g2g. But if I'm dreaming big? Give me a tropical location - Caribbean, Hawaii, Fiji, Bali...

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?What's your major?

“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.”
― Pema Chödrön

Posts: 29085 | Registered: Aug 2011

lynnm1947♀ 15300Member # 15300

Posted: 11:19 AM, August 7th (Wednesday), 2013

Username Lynnm1947

SI NicknameLynnm. IRL, "Fluffy"

Name something the you know or enjoy and could teach someone how to do it as well as you.Creative writing, painting, cooking

What is your best memory to date? Oh, so many. I have to say that the birth of my first grandchild exceeded even the birth of my children. I was working too hard during my kids' arrival into the world, but at the grandchild's, I could just hold her and cry with joy instead of pain!

Favorite Class ever? Ballroom dancing

Would you rather be whitewater rafting, swimming or tanning?Swimmng and tanning. My rotator cuff damage makes whitewater rafting a distant dream.

Avocado lover or Parrothead or both?Avocado lover.

What would you do for a Klondike bar?Nothing. I'm boring like that. Now ask me about Haagen-Daz almond chocolate ice cream bars.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? Many more than I would take. Don't eat candy.

Where would you pick as the ultimate location for an SI get together (AKA g2g)?Ka'anapali Beach, Maui

What would be a good question to ask when we do this again?Who is your literary/sports/theatre idol?